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Bank of America UK and Ireland chair Mackenzie Smith retires after more than 35 years in the City
Simon Mackenzie Smith is one of the best-known dealmakers in the City
Simon Mackenzie Smith joined Merrill Lynch in 1996 from Morgan Grenfell, the City merchant bank acquired by Deutsche Bank in the 1990s By
Monday March 15, 2021 12:15 pm
Simon Mackenzie Smith, chair of corporate and investment banking for the UK and Ireland at Bank of America, is retiring.
Mackenzie Smith, one of the best-known dealmakers in the City who has worked with the biggest UK blue-chip companies, is set to step down from Bank of America after 25 years at the bank, according to an internal memo seen by Financial News.
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Deutsche Bank has named Volkswagen chief financial officer Frank Witter as a new member of its supervisory board, replacing Alexander Schütz, the executive who came under fire for email communications with the boss of scandal-ridden payments firm, Wirecard.
Witter s appointment will be voted upon at the bank s annual general meeting in May. He s set to retire from Volkswagen in June. His term was due to end in 2023..
Impax to bolster private equity and infrastructure team
The London-based ESG boutique has hired Sean Maguire from Norwegian energy producer Statkraft as its managing director
Impax s Sean Maguire Company s photograph By
Monday January 18, 2021 12:51 pm
UK sustainability investor Impax Asset Management has appointed Sean Maguire as its new managing director to expand its work within private equity and infrastructure.
Maguire joins from Statkraft, a Norway’s state utility company, where he was a vice-president. A renewable energies specialist with 13 years of experience, the executive has worked on M&A, debt raising and PPA structuring for European developers and utilities.
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Larry Fink is positive about the outlook for markets, but that doesn’t mean the going will be smooth: He also expects a 5% to 10% correction in the course of the year.